SWEET NUTS

From Stir Crazy on SCTV19
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INGREDIENTS:
6 cups mixed nuts
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
3 egg whites
salt to taste

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Place nuts on a 10 X 15 jellyroll pan, and bake for 10 minutes.

Remove nuts, and melt butter on the pan.

In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

Gradually beat in the sugar and salt. Fold toasted nuts into egg white mixture. Arrange the coated nuts in a single layer on the buttered pan.

Bake for 40 minutes turning nuts with a spatula every 10 minutes, until outside is crisp and golden.

Cool, transfer nuts onto paper towels to drain off any excess butter. Store in an airtight container.

Do not press the nuts down on the paper towel or they will be hard to remove.

These do not keep well if setting out.